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  • 1 Dollar 2017, KM# 2313, Canada, Elizabeth II, 100th Anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1 Dollar 2017, KM# 2313, Canada, Elizabeth II, 100th Anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Description

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, a special 1 dollar coin was produced.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference.

The club was founded in 1917, operating simply as Toronto and known then as the Toronto Arenas. Under new ownership, the club was renamed the Toronto St. Patricks in 1919. In 1927, the club was purchased by Conn Smythe and renamed the Maple Leafs. A member of the "Original Six", the club was one of six NHL teams to have endured through the period of League retrenchment during the Great Depression.

Obverse

Fourth portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, when she was 77 years old, facing right and surrounded by the inscription.

Dei Gratia Regina (often abbreviated to D. G. Regina and seen as D·G·REGINA) is a Latin title meaning By the Grace of God, Queen.

Engraver: Susanna Blunt

ELIZABETH II D. G. REGINA
SB

Reverse

Depicts two crossed hockey sticks above the Leafs' current maple leaf logo; the vintage stick to the left honouring the team's storied past while the stick to the right represents the modern game. The security feature is positioned between the two sticks like a hockey puck, and the Leafs' current logo shines below them. It's flanked by the years "1917" and "2017" while a ring of 100 dots around the rim represents the team's centennial. The coin's denomination is engraved in a semi-circle at the top of the coin with a puck positioned between the words "Canada" and "Dollar."

Engraver: Steven Rosati

CANADA DOLLAR
SR
1917 2017
TORONTO
MABLE
LEAFS
®/MD

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Brass Plated Steel
Weight 6.27 g
Diameter 26.5 mm
Thickness 1.95 mm
Shape polygon
Sides 11
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Canadian Mint (RCM)

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